Wild Oats bids for record-equalling race victory

Wild Oats XI stands on the threshold of a record-equalling seventh Sydney to Hobart line honours win, but could have her bid for history foiled by a rival whose navigator has been plotting for two months.

With at least three other top-notch supermaxis in the 94-boat fleet, Wild Oats XI faces one of the stiffest challenges in her fabled history.

First-time Hobart competitor Perpetual LOYAL is a formidable new rival, while perennial threats Ragamuffin 100 and Wild Thing , which took line honours in 2011 and 2003 respectively under different names, are back again.

Morna/Kurrewa IV won line honours seven times between 1946 and 1960, while Wild Oats XI has claimed that title six times in just eight years.